Be Not Too Hard Chords
by Donovan
Be Not Too Hard by Donovan is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Am, Em, Dm, G, F and G7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Am Em Em Dm G
Verse: 1
C Am
Be not too hard for life is short
Dm G
And nothing is given to man
C Am
Be not too hard when he is sold or bought
Dm G
For he must manage as best he can
C Am
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
F G
Fighting for things he does not own
C Am
Be not too hard when he tells lies
Dm G
Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone
Am Em
Be not too hard for soon he'll die
F G
Often no wiser than he began
C Am
Be not too hard for life is short
Dm G C
And nothing is given to man
Verse: 2
(same as verse 1 but spoken till line 48)
C Am
Be not too hard for life is short
Dm G
And nothing is given to man
C Am
Be not too hard when he is sold or bought
Dm G
For he must manage as best he can
C Am
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
F G
Fighting for things he does not own
C Am
Be not too hard when he tells lies
Dm G
Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone
(start singing again)
Am Em
Be not too hard for soon he'll die
F G
Often no wiser than he began
C Am
Be not too hard for life is short
Dm G C
And nothing is given to man
Outro
Dm G7 C
And nothing is given to man